Richard Kromm

Richard Gordon "Rich" Kromm (born March 29, 1964) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.

Richard Kromm
Born (1964-03-29) March 29, 1964
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 37th overall, 1982
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1983–1993

Biography

Born in Trail, British Columbia, Kromm was raised in Dallas, Texas; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Detroit, Michigan, while his father coached different professional teams. In minor hockey in Winnipeg, Richard played on a line with future NHL star, Brett Hull, whose dad, Bobby, played for the Winnipeg Jets (Rich's dad, Bobby Kromm, was the coach of the Jets). Kromm and Hull played together in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team.[1] Kromm was drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick.

Kromm made his NHL debut on November 29, 1983 against the Philadelphia Flyers. In that game he got an assist. His final NHL season was 1992–93. He only played one game that year, but in that game he scored a goal and 2 assists, raising his points per game average to 3.00 for the season. This is the NHL record for single season point per game average which Kromm shares with Bill Kyle who also achieved the average in a single game during 1950–51 NHL season.

On August 8, 2007, Kromm became the head coach of the Portland Winter Hawks. Kromm played with the team from 1981 to 1984. He is a former captain for the Winter Hawks, playing in 142 regular-season games, recording 62 goals and 110 assists. In 28 playoff games, he had seven goals and 16 assists. He played on the 1982–83 Memorial Cup champion team, scoring 35 goals with 68 assists during the regular season. He is the former head coach of the Evansville IceMen hockey team of the ECHL. On July 15, 2013, Kromm was named the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Stockton Thunder, an ECHL affiliate of one of his former NHL clubs, the New York Islanders.[2][3]

Kromm's daughter Erica played professional ice hockey for the Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women's Hockey League before the league's collapse. Appearing with the Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, she registered a +2 rating as the Inferno emerged victorious in a convincing 8-3 final.[4][5] She is now a member of the PWHPA.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Windsor Royals WOHL 3922315340 —————
1981–82 Portland Winterhawks WHL 6016385430 1403317
1982–83 Portland Winterhawks WHL 72356810364 147132012
1983–84 Portland Winterhawks WHL 101041413 —————
1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 5311122327 111129
1984–85 Calgary Flames NHL 7320325232 30114
1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 6312172931 —————
1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 1477144 30110
1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 7012172920 141344
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 715101520 50005
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 201674 —————
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 4821264715 —————
1989–90 Leksands IF SHL 408152328 33140
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 93474 161564
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 61010 —————
1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 7619365518 —————
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 10000 —————
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 7616395536 72356
1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 11230 —————
1992–93 Capital District Islanders AHL 7920345428 30000
NHL totals 372 70 103 173 138 36 2 6 8 22

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. "Rich Kromm « Stockton Thunder". www.stocktonthunder.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Behind the ECHL Benches - Rich Kromm". www.echl.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. "2016 Clarkson Cup". cwhl. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  5. "Player: Erica Kromm - Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
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